The International Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association (LIMA) is a not-for-profit organization of licensor, manufacturers, retailers and other support organizations working for the advancement of professionalism in licensing.

The Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) is an association of 28 national and regional societies, each composed of men and women who have an interest in the transfer of technology, or licensing of intellectual property rights - from technical know how and patented inventions to software, copyright and trade marks.